[HTML][HTML] Reuse of N95 masks

D Mackenzie - Engineering (Beijing, China), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… “We tested regenerated N95 masks previously used for 8 h by volunteers in our university
… and performance requirements for N95 masks. “The testing of masks actually used by …

Extended use or reuse of N95 respirators during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of national regulatory authority recommendations

LM Kobayashi, BR Marins… - Infection Control & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
… and/or implementation of decontamination methods of N95 … the extended use or reuse of
N95 respirators, and we provide … for extended and reuse of N95 masks or filtering face pieces (…

Decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facemask respirators: a systematic review of the literature

CE Rodriguez-Martinez, MP Sossa-Briceño… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
… : the ratio of the concentration of particles outside the mask to the concentration inside,
requiring a minimum fit factor of 100 for a mask to pass a fit test. UV inactivated SARS-CoV-2 …

N95 respirator cleaning and reuse methods proposed by the inventor of the N95 mask material

PSC Juang, P Tsai - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
… to resupply or are currently reusing N95, surgical, and homemade masks. I propose methods
to clean and reuse N95 masks at little or no cost. N95 masks can be rotated every 3–4 days…

N95 mask reuse in a major urban hospital: COVID-19 response process and procedure

MP Czubryt, T Stecy, E Popke, R Aitken… - Journal of Hospital …, 2020 - Elsevier
… , especially single-use N95 respirator masks (NRMs). Assessing the potential reuse of NRMs
is … typically made for single exposure applications without regard for disinfection and reuse. …

Decontaminating N95/FFP2 masks for reuse during the COVID-19 epidemic: a systematic review

A Peters, N Lotfinejad, R Palomo, W Zingg… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
… In conclusion, as a principle, no disposable N95/FFP2 respirators should be reused. … Mask
decontamination and reuse is more expensive than purchasing new masks, and thus, can …

Decontamination and reuse of surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

K Seresirikachorn, V Phoophiboon… - Infection Control & …, 2021 - cambridge.org
… In conclusion, decontamination of surgical masks and N95 FFRs is necessary to prepare
them for reuse in the shortage crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The selection of …

Can decontamination and reuse of N95 respirators during COVID-19 pandemic provide energy, environmental, and economic benefits?

Y Tao, F You - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
… shortage in the supply of N95 respirators in the United States … the decontamination-and-reuse
of the N95 masks. Two popular … Two multiple reuse cases, under which the N95 masks are …

The COVID-19 pandemic and N95 masks: reusability and decontamination methods

A Peters, R Palomo, H Ney, N Lotfinejad… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
… This paper analyzes the acceptable methods for respirator decontamination and reuse,
and scores them according to a number of variables that we have defined as being crucial (…

[HTML][HTML] The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage

S Duncan, P Bodurtha, S Naqvi - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Face coverings are a key component of preventive health measure strategies to mitigate the
spread of respiratory illnesses. In this study five groups of masks were investigated that are …